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Top 10 disasters of past two Presidential administrations


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A press release from the Libertarian Party:

Top 10 disasters of the 2009 Obama administration (in no particular order):

1. Cash for Clunkers

2. War escalation in Afghanistan

3. Giant government health care expansion bill

4. Post office loses money hand over fist

5. Stimulus package

6. Expansion of "state secrets" doctrine

7. Big increase in unemployment

8. "Bailout" Geithner as Treasury Secretary

9. Skyrocketing federal spending

10. Huge federal deficits



Pawlenty orders flags to fly at half-staff on Memorial Day


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A press release from the Office of the Governor of Minnesota:

ST. PAUL -– Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty today ordered that all U.S. and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff on state property from sunrise until noon on Monday, May 25, 2009, in honor and remembrance of the sacrifices of those brave men and women who have served our country in the past and of those who serve our country today.

The following is the text of the Governor’s official proclamation:



'She doesn't know he's dead'


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Today, the St. Paul Pioneer Press did a touching piece on a memorial to Minnesota soldiers who died in Iraq.

Savannah Anderson, the 4-year-old child of Hannah and deceased Pfc. Joshua Anderson of Jordan, is pictured in an online slideshow touching her father's boots.

"She doesn't know he's dead," Hannah is quoted as saying. "All she knows is he's not here."

See the slideshow at http://www.twincities.com/ci_8630512?source=email.  



Mayor honors deceased soldier


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Jordan Mayor Ron Jabs issued a proclamation in honor of U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Anderson, a Jordan resident who died in Iraq.

Anderson’s parents, Keven and Lynn, attended a Jordan City Council meeting to accept a framed copy of the proclamation, which Jabs read aloud Monday on behalf of the rest of the council and himself.

As he handed Lynn the proclamation, Jabs told Anderson’s parents he was proud of their son for serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Anderson died Jan. 2, when a roadside bomb directly hit his side of a Humvee.



Pawlenty asks secretary of state about Essar's reported connections to Iran


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A press release from the Office of the Governor of Minnesota:



It's time for Guard members to get education benefits


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This press release received from the office of U.S. Rep. John Kline, whose district includes the Jordan area:



Whom shall we send to war?


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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke a ceremony dedicating the state's World War II veterans memorial.



State honors World War II veterans June 9


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A press release from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs: 



Klobuchar returns to Iraq


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After returning from a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Iraq, U.S. Sen.



Republicans favor open-ended involvement in Iraq


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A press release from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party:



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